# Accident 19781219045009A: Cessna A185E, AK, December 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1978
- Place: AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N2214T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2214T-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219045009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC79DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA027), Dec 19, 1978: Cessna 185 (N2214T), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2214T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900415011749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900415011749A), Apr 15, 1990: Cessna 185E (N2214T), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Landed on snow covered frozen lake and flipped over. Fuel tanks were empty.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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